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The (Un)Naturalist: A Solo Journaling Expedition
$8
Solo Journaling RPG in a setting of scientific exploration and unnatural observations
DonnieDynamo
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
ECU: Eldritch Care Unit
$9.99
You swore an Oath. And it's magically binding.
Falconian Productions
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Asphalt Among Ashes
$3
a journaling game of solitary journeys on post-apocalyptic highways
Andrea Duarte
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
detritus
$0
-100%
a character creation game that makes you clean your room
blake stone / fenced forest
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Butterfly on the Wheel
$5
A solo game about loving a malicious monarch.
Jacqueline Bryk
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
The OR8CLE
$5
A one-page RPG about a party of adventurers being guided by an Oracle that may not exactly be what it seems.
nattwentea
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
ASKESIS
a 1d100 character demotivations table
blake stone / fenced forest
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Arch Angel Dating Simulator
$10
tell the story of how you kiss kiss and fall in love <3
Maria Mison
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Story Archive - A Solo Journal RPG System
$1
A new revised rules set for solo journal RPGs, based on the Epistolary solo journal RPG system.
sunflower_wizard
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Skirmish of the Sorcière
$5
A one-page RPG about Witches resolving a Disturbance through flashy Magic
nattwentea
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Diversified SRD
A 3d6 TTRPG system that includes templates and logo.
Lucky Newt Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Heroes of Lite
A Streamlined Strategy TRPG
nattwentea
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Moons Among Us
A Cosmic Gender Experience
Greys
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Epistolary solo RPG system
A solo-rpg system, used in games like the Van Witch, Moon Soup, and the Sun Fleet
sunflower_wizard
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Welcome to The Mall of Infinity
$5
A solo RPG and journaling game set in a labyrinthine mall.
Surreal Town
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Dolls of Theseus
$5
A one-page RPG about humanity, purpose, and combat constructs
nattwentea
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Deadly Revelation
A Murder Mystery Tabletop RPG
nattwentea
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
ScareBnB
$5
A solo game about haunting a bed and breakfast around Halloween.
Jacqueline Bryk
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Lo/oper
$5
A storytelling game about breaking free of a time loop that has ensnared your Home.
nattwentea
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
[ R E A C H ]
$0
-100%
a single-move, single-sheet, setting-agnostic PbtA microgame
blake stone / fenced forest
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Phantoms: solo journaling ttrpg
$1
A Horror Solo Journaling TTRPG about Paranormal Investigation
SmallTownCreepy
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Laser Beams Like So Many Stars
$5
You're a fan of mechs and their pilots: spectate their glory.
Whimsy Machine
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
MUDSLURP
$8.49
Multi-User Discord Server Lore-Universe Role Play!
Will Uhl
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
The Genius Lamp
a ""game"" created through both drunken and automatic writing with no edits permitted
blake stone / fenced forest
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
This Town Is Full of Monsters
$5.99
How can you just sit there and eat pizza!?
Aleks Samoylov
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Work in Progress
$5
A GMless, one player game about a mad scientist that aims to build the greatest creation anyone's ever seen
nattwentea
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Rooms, Rules, and Reclamation: Games For #LibreBaskervilleJam
Avant-garde games about interpretation, emotion, and reclamation.
Hy Libre!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
GAMES TO PLAY ON A ROADTRIP
$0
-100%
define 'play'
blake stone / fenced forest
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
To Draw a Heartfelt Blade
$3
Is your revolution worth pursuing?
ladylakira
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
A novena, for trimming the family tree
$7.77
a potent spell, a game that countless others have performed, LARPy/artsy
Maria Mison
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Heroes of Lite: Gauntlets
$5
An expansion pack for Heroes of Lite featuring the new Gauntlet weapon type, new Skills, and new Combat Arts!
nattwentea
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Prologue (Second Edition)
$10
A Storytelling Card Game About Refusing (or Accepting) Your Destiny
Games by Mitch
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Tornbridge
$4
An epistolary game of love and letters.
Jacqueline Bryk
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
greenbelts & gardens
a collection of devotional rituals-as-games for citybound witches of all ages
blake stone / fenced forest
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Sunraise
A Solarpunk Poetry Game
II!M
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Alone with a Legacy
A hack of Takuma Okada's Alone Among the Stars​ about passing down a legacy through the ages.
thefeelerofit
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
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